Cabrera Signs Record Deal

03/28/2014 06:38 PM

03/28/2014 06:39 PM

Tigers Slugger Miguel Cabrera became the highest paid player in the history of sports on Thursday.

In Major League Baseball, Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera became the highest paid player in the history of sports on Thursday. The 2 time MVP will get 8 years, 248 million dollars combined with the 2 years and 44 million left on his current contract. Altogether that's 10 years, 292 million dollars. To put that in perspective: Miguel Cabrera will make more money per at bat than the median income of a household in Michigan.

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